ground floor

noun

plural ground floors

1

: the floor of a building most nearly on a level with the ground : first floor sense 1

2

: a favorable position or privileged opportunity usually obtained by early participants

—used especially in the phrase in on the ground floor

Examples of ground floor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Remaining on the Hirondelle's ground floor, on the opposite side of the home to the desk area and entrance lies the bathroom. —New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2025

The gunman shot four people, killing three, on the building’s ground floor. —Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 30 July 2025

Some of the upper-floor rooms have French doors with balconies for sea breezes, while some ground floor rooms have their own hot tubs. —Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025

And then there’s the culinary pièce de résistance: a private chef experience courtesy of Jeremy King’s The Park—the elegant brasserie on the Park Modern’s ground floor. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ground floor

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore